My last post was all about embracing the unknown. I must have subconsciously been summoning this message again today because this morning when I went to start this post, for some strange reason, I opened youtube instead. I had remembered a video my friend sent me on detachment. While watching
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Ginger-Cinnamon Spiced Rice Krispies Treats
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
I literally have over twenty blog drafts in my queue. Dishes that I’ve made over the past few months. Pictures have been taken. Recipes have been typed in. But alas, they lie in my queue, waiting, hoping, wishing for me to make them live for all of you. I’ve heard
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Lavender Hibiscus Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
Merry Christmas (to those who celebrate it)! A new Como Water reader recently sent me an email pointing out that the site has a lot of desserts. Admittedly, that is the largest category on the blog, but her perception is definitely impacted by the season. You see in December I
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Pumpkin Chocolate Rice Pudding and How to Make Rice Romantic!
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
As I mentioned in my last post, this week is a tribute to rice! My last recipe was a savory take on a basic side dish. Today’s post is a sweet twist on a classic–rice pudding! When I was selected by DailyBuzzFood to receive a sample of new RiceSelect rice
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Salted Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse Pie
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
What better way to start out Monday than with peanut butter? I can think of a way… salt + peanut butter + chocolate. Oh, yeah baby! If you remember I was going to make this for my birthday/blogiversary, but with two pints of blueberries in my fridge, I went with
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Chocolate Chocolate Chip Lavender Ice Cream… and a GIVEAWAY!
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
It’s Monday, but it doesn’t need to feel like with this chocolate, chocolate chip lavender ice cream! June was “frozen treats month” on Como Water, but I didn’t actually post a frozen treat until the last week of the month, sooooooo, I decided to extend the frozen treats posts throughout
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Cocoa Almond Cookies
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
A few years ago I sat on a panel for incoming graduate students and told them, “the hardest part of getting a PhD is not the classwork, the research, or the teaching. The hardest part of getting a PhD is that you have to do the classwork, the research, and
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Dandy Blend Mocha-Maple-Cashew Ice Cream (vegan!) and another GIVEaway!
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
First things first–the winners of the Food Matters DVD giveaway! Join me in congratulating: Ashley, Kara, Jamie, Rachel, and Sandra! Congrats ladies and I hope you enjoy the film as much as I did! Well folks, when one door closes, another one opens. So don’t fret if you did not
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Coconut Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
I’m keeping today’s post short and sweet… because I am gearing up for all of the super awesome changes I have in store for you starting the beginning of the year. Yes, that’s right, there are going to be some (really good!) changes, or more should I say additions in
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Mocha Maple Granola
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
There’s just something about alliteration that makes me feel all gitty inside. Mocha Maple. Say it. Go ahead. Moooooocccchhhhaaaaa Maaaaappppllleee . One of my dear friends commented on Como Water’s Facebook page that she likes how my food has so much poetry in it. I never thought about my food
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Pumpkin Spice Latte Milkshake
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
Did you know that more ice cream is consumed when it’s cold than when it’s hot? For me personally, the idea of ice cream in the heat and humidity is a bit unpalatable, but when the leaves start the fall and the temperatures start to drop, give me a scoop
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Vegan Banana Split Cake
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
I’m assuming I’m not the only one out there who has seen the Ben & Jerry’s documentary. But I may be the only person out there who has watched it twice… in one night … back to back… I watched it twice, not because I am obsessed with Chunky Monkey
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Paisley Brownies
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
I’m realizing that I’ve been posting a lot of sweet things lately. A disclaimer: the hummingbird cake and these brownies were prepared for a SEEDS meeting. So, truth be told, I am not sitting at home trying to alleviate all instances of writer’s block by consuming entire batches of the
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Mas Galletas! Chocolate Oatmeal Ricotta Cookies
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
Rather than bake more pasta–perhaps in the form of stuffed shells or manicotti–I did what anyone with a crazy sweet tooth would do with her leftover ricotta. I baked cookies! I decided to replace some of the earth balance I usually use in my cookies with ricotta, hoping that I
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